8/15/2008: "As seen on TWiT
Live with Leo Laporte
from the 2008 New Media Expo in Las Vegas." (Thanks to ACP's Steve,
who is there representing our shows at the convention.) See the screen
captures of the interview, taken by DuckMan.

6/13/2009: FYI, Park Hopping Podcast (sometimes weekly)
and Priuscast (monthly) are the two most-often produced shows at this
time.

7/7/2009: New (seasonal) video podcast: TrekFest in
Riverside, Iowa, celebrating the "future birthplace of Captain James
T. Kirk." Find it in iTunes (search for "trekfest").

7/14/2009: Thanks to Google Voice, the ACP voice mail
returns: 515-999-0227 (0ACP). Also, ACP is on Twitter (or,
if you just follow the Disney podcasts, you might want to follow twitter.com/disneyfanscom)

Do we really need another crappy podcast?

The real question is: Do we really want another crappy podcast?
Of course not. But, here are a few anyway.

Downloadable audio files are nothing new. The creation of the MP3 audio
format, in addition to widespread Internet access and faster modems, has
made downloadable audio files quite common, actually. So what makes a "Podcast" so
special? After all, streaming audio of radio programs is nothing new, and
being able to download archived shows is probably even more common since
it doesn't even require a streaming server.

Once again, the key is Apple and massive success of the iPod and iTunes.
When iTunes 4.9 was released, allowing anyone to easily find and subscribe
to downloadable audio files, things changed. Those who had been creating
downloadable audio files for years may be bitter that it suddenly has a
new name which is far more popular than their previously perfectly good
old name, but the revolution is clear: Podcasts have been brought to the
masses, and Podcasters have sprung up everywhere to meet the demand.

Including here. From this site you may subscribe to various Downloadable
Audio Files.

Park Hopping Podcast / Vidcast / 3-D Vidcast

(Started
8/30/2005) In 1996, I acquired my first digital camera and started
taking photos of theme parks and other places I visited during my work
travels. I now have well over 29,000 photos on my website, DisneyFans.com (soon
to move to ParkHopping.com). In
1999, I acquired a digital video camera and started capturing video,
too, and now I have dozens of hours of ride thru's, shows, and even some
experiments in 3-D (3D).

Which,
of course, is why an audio Podcast makes little sense. So here it is. I'm
proud to be one of the many Discasters (Disney fan podcasters) on the 'net.
Well, maybe not proud, but...

Need
a pair of 3-D glasses? I buy them from Rainbow
Symphony. Check them out. If you just want a pair, I'll soon post a
way for you to PayPal me a buck ($1) and I'll send you a pair (add .50
for each additional pair). I think that will cover my cost for the pair
(about .50) plus the envelope and stamp and even let me make a few cents.
W00t! Coming soon...

Renaissance Festivals and Other Events

Unofficial TrekFest Video Podcast

NEW for 2009! On the last Friday (evening) and Saturday
of June, the little town of Riverside, Iowa hosts TrekFest, a town fair
with a Star Trek theme. In 1984, town resident Steve Miller got the idea
to make Riverside the "official future birthplace of Captain Kirk" from
Star Trek. They wrote Gene Roddenberry and got the okay, and for the past
twenty five years they've hosted a unique event. For 2009, I attended and
documented my journey -- including getting to see three original Star Trek
cast members: Walter Koenig (Chekov), Nichelle Nicoles (Uhura) and George
Takei (Sulu).

Pirate Comedy Show Downloadable Audio File Show

Since
2003, the Pirate Comedy Show has
entertained literally dozens of people at renaissance festivals, shopping
malls, coffee shops, and corporate events in and around Iowa. And Michigan.
With the release of our Pirate Comedy Show Album CD, and its subsequent
sale to literally dozens of people via iTunes, it seemed appropriate to
take the next step and begin our new podcasting careers.

"This sucks so bad. Don't even listen to the preview,
I'm warning you now you will have the retarded song stuck in your head
all day." - Anonymous iTunes Review

Captain J.P. Boyd (legendary pirate) and Molly Mayrose podcast live and
direct from the Grandscale Renaissance Festival and Fantasy Faire. So here
it is.

AtTheFaire.com's "Rencast" sponsored by Ren Reporter

No
one ever said it was going to be easy, and no one also ever said what we
need are even more podcasts dealing with renaissance festivals. But we
could use at least one. While there is RenRadio.com,
providing streaming festival-type music 24 hours a day, and at least one
podcast that does the same, there really wasn't one that was connected
to a quarterly publication dealing exclusively with renaissance festivals.
So here it is. (Photo by Frank
Pokorny, taken at Kansas City Ren Fest 2005, interviewing Rosalyn the
Mead Maiden while Buttercup watches.)

Priuscast

The Toyota Prius. It's a cool car. It deserves a cool podcast. I can't
make a cool one, but I can at least make a podcast. So here it is. (Note: Want
to win a Toyota stuff? Check out www.toyotaliveweb.com.)

"Doing Des Moines" Video Podcast

Pre-production work is happening for a proposed commercial vidcast in
the Des Moines, Iowa area. We're looking for some on-camera talent as a
show host. Contact me if you are in the Des Moines area and want bo be
a micro-celebrity.

Target Audience: Des Moines families.

Subscribe: in pre-production

Production Notes

* Actual download number is higher. Podcast download numbers do not include
Priuscast episodes hosted at ToyotaLiveWeb.com or YouTube views.